Woman critically injured after being hit by lorry in Shepherd's Bush

A PEDESTRIAN is in a critical condition after being hit by a lorry as she was crossing Uxbridge Road in Shepherd's Bush.

The 52-year-old woman, an Australian, suffered massive internal bleeding and surgeons operated on her for 12 hours to save her life. She also had an operation for a leg injury.

An air ambulance landed on Shepherd's Bush Green following the incident, which happened after the Olympic torch relay at about 4.30pm on Thursday. The woman was airlifted to St George's Hospital, Tooting.

The incident caused major traffic disruption in the area for several hours, with surrounding roads cordoned off. Police said there were no arrests.